Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional

Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional

Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional

I will preface this review by stating I think Jenny Slate can be a very funny comedic actress. I've enjoyed watching her in a number of film and tv bits, including her time on SNL. That having been said, there is something fundamentally wrong with her delivery as a standup comic, at least in this particular special. "Like, like, like" every 3-5 seconds. It was really hard to sit through. I think she needs to listen to her own set from an audience perspective, maybe just the audio. This is not a joke nor an exaggeration, she says "like" 604 times in this special. Almost 8% of the words she said out loud during this routine was "like", that one word. I don't think I need to say anything more about this special than that. I know some people use like as a crutch, but this was so overdone it was nearly impossible for me to hear anything else she said.